The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-08-18
NOMINATING CONVENTION.

NUMINh lING GUNVENIlUk.
The Convention for nominating
Representatives and Mobiles for this
district and this island, to the Legis-
lature of the Kingdom, met this
morning in the Hawaiian Opera
House, which had been kindly ten.
dered for that purpose by the pro-
prietor, W. G. Irwin, Esq.
DIR. Tucker, Chairman Of the Cen
trail Committee of the various wards,
called the Convention to order at a
little before 1880 o'clock. He
stated that they had come together
for the important purpose of prose-
cutting the important reform move
ment which publicly commenced on
the 30th June last. To that end
harmony, order, and systematic
working we're essential, and as di-
rected by the Central Committee he
should nominate Mr.. W. G. Wilder
as temporary Chairman.
The nomination was received with
unanimous approval, and Mr.. Will
der was conducted to the chair by
Mr.. S. B. Dole.
Mr.. L. Wilcox was appointed
temporary interpreter, and the pro-
ceedings were conducted in both
English and Hawaiian.
Mr.. Wilder, on taking the chair,
stated that in the United States it
was expected that the Chairman
should deliver a political speech,
but speech-making not being in his
line, as all present who knew him
were aware, he should attempt
nothing of the kind. One point
would characterize his remarks
they would be brief. He appreci-
ated the good feeling and confidence
which elected him to preside at the
first representative political conven-
ton held on these islands. The
object of the gathering was another
important step in the great reform
movement, inaugurated at the pub
lie meeting on June 30th. AS one
result of that meeting, we had been
given the new Constitution. If that
Constitution had not been promul-
gated in the slow, strict way some
may have wished, nevertheless it
was the law of the land to-day. BY
one clause of that Constitution the
old house of Mobiles was abolished,
and provision made by which a
new house could be constituted.
Partly for that purpose they were
met together. They were there to
nominate nine Mobiles for this island
and four Representatives for this
district, to be voted for at the coming
election. There were, no doubt, diff
ferences of opinion, but everybody
present was bent upon reform, and
he hoped they would be able to
succeed in nominating a ticket that
would meet with the favor and sup
port of everybody favorable to the
movement.
The Chairman then stated that a
temporary Secretary was necessary,
and on motion by Mr.. w. G. King,
'seconded by Mr.. w. o. Smith, MIR.
McStocker was unanimously elected.
The Secretary read the published
notice calling the Convention.
The appointment of a Committee
on Credentials, which the Conven-
ton wished to be done by the Chair
man, was next proceeded with. The
following gentleman were nomi-
mated, one from each Ward: w.
f. Foster, f. G. Rowe, j. Cas-
sidy, T. B. Murray, j. II. Fisher,
C. A. Brown, S. Hookano and F. j.
Lowrey.
The Committee retired to one Of
the side rooms, and the Chairman
intimated that the meeting might
profitable pass the time by listening
to some short speeches, while the
Committee were examining the ere
dentials, preparing to report, etc.
A cry of "Dole, Dole" brought
that gentleman to his feet. He re
marked that bad government hat
been SO long the rule here, that thu
people scarcely knew what goot
government meant. We want gov
eminent established on sound bust
ness principles. Show, feathers
and all that sort of thing were en-
tirely unnecessary for good govern
ment. The people whom they re
presented in that Convention simpl.
wanted good government. Their